National Hockey League (NHL)

[Barellielo]

Max Domi bitches :work:

he will be the GOAT hockey player :slick:

 

[Lothar of the Hill People]

I agree with your thoughts on the trade from the NJ perspective. Just too difficult to trade Luongo. He is the better of the two but that contract is impossible to move. Going to be an interesting season. But I can see Torts riding him like he did Lungqvist in NYR.

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[Lothar of the Hill People]

Max Domi bitches :work:

he will be the GOAT hockey player :slick:

His old man tried breaking my fingers once.

 

[Coasterfreek]

I agree with your thoughts on the trade from the NJ perspective. Just too difficult to trade Luongo. He is the better of the two but that contract is impossible to move. Going to be an interesting season. But I can see Torts riding him like he did Lungqvist in NYR.

That hiring of Torts is laughable.... unless Vancouver wants to dump the Sedins and other old veterans. Torts is meant for teams that are young who can buy into his system and block shots. I love Torts, but I hope he runs Vancouver to the ground.

 

[Barellielo]

His old man tried breaking my fingers once.

that's the good old albanian way of showing love man

 

[AntonTheGreat]

what do you guys think of the new Realignment, no more 6 divisions, and the new playoff structure!?

 

[Coasterfreek]

what do you guys think of the new Realignment, no more 6 divisions, and the new playoff structure!?

I don't mind that I don't have to see a few teams more than not. The Northeastern teams going to Florida is funny, but it makes sense since there's a ton of Snowbirds down there.

 

[ChillBro]

As a huge blackhawks fan, i'm disappointed we won't be playing the Sweden Red Wings in our division!

 

[Coasterfreek]

New uniforms for my NHL team in the Sharks. I consider this an upgrade from the last (first change since 2007-2008).

I'd be curious as to what Uni the art person would think.

Just for comparison, here's the old jerseys. (The black one will still exist as an alternate with no changes).

If anyone wanted to know the full history with the page not updated, click here. I still like 1991-1998

 

[Visca]

Sweet. I remember the game we went to & you told me you were sure there would be a new jersey, I guess you were right. I like these better too.

 

[Pajo]

I don't watch this, dont even know the rules, but i have to say this.

When i was a kid, like 4-5 years old, my father watched this. And when one of the players got that suspension or however it's called, put in that box, i was crying, felt sorry for those players Often went under the table to cry.

 

[ChillBro]

hahaha Pajo, thats awesome. I still feel that way now because it gives the other team an advantage. Hockey is awesome, and in many ways, it is a lot like football.

Of course, my chicago blackhawks are the reigning champs and are total studs so it makes it easy for me to say. Although, i was supporting them when they were pretty bad.

 

[Coasterfreek]

Sweet. I remember the game we went to & you told me you were sure there would be a new jersey, I guess you were right. I like these better too.

The biggest giveaway was the big sale right when the season started for two weeks. The Sharks made it look like a "we're sorry" for the lockout thing but it was only the whites and teals on sale. I remember checking the store again and it was clear they didn't re-stock the team store of whites and teal replicas/premiers.

Personally, this is an upgrade but I'm disappointed of a few things.

Bad:
-The orange stripe still existing on the sleeves. Wish that was eliminated completely since it's unbalanced
-The shoulder patches being the "jumping shark." Too much going on there, would have rather seen the fin logo or nothing at all on the shoulders.
-The numbers on the front of the jersey. Only two teams do that (SJ and Buffalo).

Good:
-All-teal is perfect.
-Orange being gone from the numbers outline. It's much cleaner looking.
-All-White on the aways.

I will miss the stripes on the waist, but it's to make things lighter and cleaner I suppose. I'm more traditional with the stripe there, since it's classic.

I don't watch this, dont even know the rules, but i have to say this.

When i was a kid, like 4-5 years old, my father watched this. And when one of the players got that suspension or however it's called, put in that box, i was crying, felt sorry for those players Often went under the table to cry.

Do you know which team your father watched? Or was it a European team/League he saw?

The Box is awesome! And btw... it's a penalty, not "Suspension."

 

[Visca]

I don't watch this, dont even know the rules, but i have to say this.

When i was a kid, like 4-5 years old, my father watched this. And when one of the players got that suspension or however it's called, put in that box, i was crying, felt sorry for those players Often went under the table to cry.

This is crazy because I had just mentioned to someone earlier today when I was that same age & I was watching the WC 1994 (I didn't know anything about football, but since it was in the US my family watched a little bit of it on TV). When Baggio famously missed that penalty, I cried like a baby, had no fucking clue who this guy was but I felt so bad for him My mom told me later that I had said something like "his mommy & daddy will be mad" & I was worried they'd give him a time-out

 

[Lothar of the Hill People]

I don't watch this, dont even know the rules, but i have to say this.

When i was a kid, like 4-5 years old, my father watched this. And when one of the players got that suspension or however it's called, put in that box, i was crying, felt sorry for those players Often went under the table to cry.

Pajo, you need to watch the movie Slapshot. Denis Lemieux can teach you all you need to know about the finer points of hockey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XbL7lG0Su8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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[Pharaoh]

This is crazy because I had just mentioned to someone earlier today when I was that same age & I was watching the WC 1994 (I didn't know anything about football, but since it was in the US my family watched a little bit of it on TV). When Baggio famously missed that penalty, I cried like a baby, had no fucking clue who this guy was but I felt so bad for him My mom told me later that I had said something like "his mommy & daddy will be mad" & I was worried they'd give him a time-out

lol both of these stories are so cute hahahhahah!

 

[IAmNotDam]

As a youngster myself, I'm an avid fan of the Ontario Hockey League. Here's a little run through of the "kids" that once dominated that league who have since been drafted up to the NHL that you should look out for:

Yakupov for the Oilers had an awesome rookie year, but such is to be expected from the #1 draft pick in 2012!

Alex Galchenyuk was really awesome for the Habs last season. I remember in my Eastside Hockey Manager game (that had been patched and updated) I used to always have him in my OHL team until he got too old to play in the league! He'll be a star player by 2017 I reckon.

I'm really excited to see if Nathan MacKinnon, who was the first overall draft pick this year, gets much ice time with Colorado. I've only seen a few videos of him on Youtube and he seems pretty decent, but then again, everyone looks pretty good when you're watching their highlight reel... But he's reported to be the next Sydney Crosby, though I think part of that is because he's from Nova Scotia.

I'm expecting a decent season from Ryan Strome. He was a top player in the OHL with Niagra for like three years, but I didn't catch much of him last season with the Islanders' AHL affiliate (simply because I couldn't give a shit about the AHL). I absolutely love how skillful he is. The up and coming Cristiano Ronaldo of ice hockey.

There's also a few pretty decent keepers coming up. One in particular for the Belleville Bulls in the Ontario Hockey League called Malcom Subban could turn out to be a big name in the future. The Mississauga Steeleheads keeper Spencer Martin looks like he'll also have a bright future ahead of him.

 

[Coasterfreek]

As a youngster myself, I'm an avid fan of the Ontario Hockey League. Here's a little run through of the "kids" that once dominated that league who have since been drafted up to the NHL that you should look out for:

Yakupov for the Oilers had an awesome rookie year, but such is to be expected from the #1 draft pick in 2012!

Alex Galchenyuk was really awesome for the Habs last season. I remember in my Eastside Hockey Manager game (that had been patched and updated) I used to always have him in my OHL team until he got too old to play in the league! He'll be a star player by 2017 I reckon.

I'm really excited to see if Nathan MacKinnon, who was the first overall draft pick this year, gets much ice time with Colorado. I've only seen a few videos of him on Youtube and he seems pretty decent, but then again, everyone looks pretty good when you're watching their highlight reel... But he's reported to be the next Sydney Crosby, though I think part of that is because he's from Nova Scotia.

I'm expecting a decent season from Ryan Strome. He was a top player in the OHL with Niagra for like three years, but I didn't catch much of him last season with the Islanders' AHL affiliate (simply because I couldn't give a shit about the AHL). I absolutely love how skillful he is. The up and coming Cristiano Ronaldo of ice hockey.

There's also a few pretty decent keepers coming up. One in particular for the Belleville Bulls in the Ontario Hockey League called Malcom Subban could turn out to be a big name in the future. The Mississauga Steeleheads keeper Spencer Martin looks like he'll also have a bright future ahead of him.

Obviously I'm very familiar with those two players. I think the Oilers are screwed until told otherwise though. They have three exciting offensive skill players, but no defense and mediocre goaltending. I'm still in a "wait and see" mode on Yakupov. Galchenyuk indeed had a solid year though.

 

[Barellielo]

lol both of these stories are so cute hahahhahah!

this tbh